Land: A Journal for all Interested in Landed and House Property

A very scarce journal on land and property in Britain, this illustrated volume containing the first twenty-six issues of the publication. Vanishingly scarce.A journal "for all interestested in landed and house property", a weekly newspaper dedicated to the British property market.This journal was published from 1881 to 1883, to a total of 146 issues across six volumes.Containing a total of twenty-six continuous numbers, from Number 1 to 26, for February 12th to August 6th 1881.Illustrated with one colour folding map, and six folding maps. Collated, complete.Articles in this volume include 'Destruction of Trees', 'Floods Prevention', 'A Word in Favour of Peasant Proprietors', 'Disease Among Deer at Clumber', 'Constructive Works in Eastern Counties', 'Importance of Sanitary Knowledge to Young Architects', 'The Working of the Artisans' Dwellings Act', 'A Winter in Madeira', 'Dryden as His Rent', 'French Interest in the Irish Land Bill', and more.Pagination runs as: 48, vi, 49-74, vi, 75-100, vi, 101-122, x, 123-147, vii, 148-172, vii, 173-195, ix, 196-217, x, 218-241, viii, 242-265, viii, 266-288, ix, 289-312, viii, 313-335, ix, 336-358, ix, 359-381, ix, 382-405, viii, 406-427, x, 428-449, x, 450-471, x, 472-493, x, 494-516, ix, 517-538, x, 539-560, x, 561-581, xi, 582-604pp, ix. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, worn and rubbed. Loss of paper and leather to the front board. Tear to the head and tail of the joints. Dampstain to the boards. Leather is lifting to the extremities and to the front joint. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Small tidemark to the head of the first few pages. Fair. …